GABON VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,563	4	966	+ 597
Low Birth Weight	2	1,142	9	494	+ 648
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	940	14	318	+ 621
Coronary Heart Disease	4	928	3	1,019	- 91
Malaria	5	807	7	540	+ 267
Stroke	6	741	5	896	- 155
Birth Trauma	7	683	13	362	+ 321
Road Traffic Accidents	8	657	8	518	+ 139
Tuberculosis	9	406	1	1,819	- 1,413
Congenital Anomalies	10	377	15	285	+ 92
Maternal Conditions	11	362	21	145	+ 217
Diabetes Mellitus	12	337	6	643	- 306
Liver Disease	13	332	10	416	- 84
Pertussis	14	326	31	81	+ 245
Kidney Disease	15	315	12	384	- 69
Violence	16	279	17	184	+ 95
Malnutrition	17	262	33	78	+ 185
Meningitis	18	202	23	113	+ 89
Other Injuries	19	195	22	140	+ 55
Cervical Cancer	20	189	26	96	+ 93
Liver Cancer	21	177	35	53	+ 124
Hypertension	22	162	11	412	- 250
Lung Disease	23	156	16	215	- 59
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	143	19	152	- 9
HIV/AIDS	25	131	2	1,128	- 997
Syphilis	26	116	47	33	+ 83
Endocrine Disorders	27	112	25	98	+ 14
Breast Cancer	28	107	27	92	+ 15
Asthma	29	96	28	90	+ 6
Suicide	30	80	18	183	- 103
Falls	31	79	30	84	- 5
Stomach Cancer	32	75	48	32	+ 43
Fires	33	70	39	39	+ 31
Prostate Cancer	34	67	32	80	- 13
Drownings	35	66	38	42	+ 24
Inflammatory/Heart	36	62	24	101	- 39
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	62	37	43	+ 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	47	41	36	+ 11
Epilepsy	39	42	40	37	+ 5
Drug Use	40	40	45	34	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	41	39	36	47	- 8
Poisonings	42	38	50	28	+ 10
Lymphomas	43	37	49	32	+ 5
Lung Cancers	44	34	29	87	- 53
Tetanus	45	33	59	8	+ 24
Skin Cancers	46	28	46	34	- 6
Skin Disease	47	27	52	22	+ 5
Oral Cancer	48	25	34	69	- 44
Ovary Cancer	49	25	51	27	- 2
Bladder Cancer	50	24	43	35	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	51	22	53	21	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	19	54	20	- 1
Encephalitis	53	19	60	7	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	54	17	44	35	- 18
Leukemia	55	13	57	17	- 4
Hepatitis B	56	13	62	7	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	57	10	55	19	- 10
Alcohol	58	9	56	19	- 10
Schistosomiasis	59	8	58	14	- 6
Appendicitis	60	5	61	7	- 2
Measles	61	5	20	146	- 141
Other Neoplasms	62	4	64	5	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	3	67	2	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	2	63	6	- 4
Diphtheria	65	2	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	66	2	70	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	1	68	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	66	3	- 1
Leishmaniasis	69	1	76	0	+ 1
War	70	1	65	3	- 2
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	42	35	- 35
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.